2nd Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 149, Issue 123 Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Read original: http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/Sen/Chamber/412/Debates/123db_2015-03-10-e.htm#8 International Women’s Day and the Plight of Nadiya Savchenko Hon. A. Raynell Andreychuk: Honourable senators, I also rise to speak to International Women’s Day. This year’s International Women’s Day celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action — [&hellip

March 10, 2015 OTTAWA – Liberal Party of Canada Leader, Justin Trudeau, on Monday held a roundtable with members of Canada’s Ukrainian community to discuss ongoing Russian military aggression against Ukraine, as well as to reiterate his strong support for Ukrainian democracy and Ukraine’s territorial integrity. “Canada and Ukraine have always shared a special relationship, and because [&hellip

41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION EDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 183 CONTENTS Tuesday, March 10, 2015 ORAL QUESTIONS [Oral Questions] National Defence Mr. Lawrence Toet (Elmwood—Transcona, CPC): Mr. Speaker, our government stands with the people of Ukraine. Last week, members of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment left for eastern Europe. Our government is also providing satellite [&hellip

Senator Andreychuk today called for the release of Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadiya Savchenko, who has been imprisoned in Russia since early July 2014. “It is incumbent upon the Russian authorities to comply with their obligations under the Minsk agreements, and to honour resolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the European [&hellip

Date: 20 February 2015 For immediate release SENATOR ANDREYCHUK COMMEMORATES VICTIMS OF THE MAIDAN Rising in the Senate on 19 February 2015, Senator Andreychuk commemorated the first anniversary since the mass shooting of Euromaidan protesters on the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine. “Between February 18th and 20th, 2014, Special Forces under the command of President [&hellip

February 9, 2015 – OTTAWA. UCC President Paul Grod issued the following statement on today’s changes to the federal cabinet. “On behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian community, I wish to express my sincere best wishes to Honourable Jason Kenney as he assumes his new responsibilities as Minister of National Defence, and to the Honourable Rob [&hellip

Statement by Paul Grod, President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on the resignation of John Baird February 3, 2015 – Ottawa. Ukrainian Canadian Congress President Paul Grod issued the following statement on the resignation of The Honourable John Baird, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs: “On behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian community, I want to thank The [&hellip

Statement by Paul Grod, President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on the resignation of John Baird February 3, 2015 – Ottawa. Ukrainian Canadian Congress President Paul Grod issued the following statement on the resignation of The Honourable John Baird, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs: “On behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian community, I want to thank The [&hellip

Statement MP Joy Smith Speaks Out on Behalf of Ukrainian MP Nadiya Savchenko January 26, 2015 – Ottawa, ON Joy Smith, Member of Parliament for Kildonan—St. Paul, released the following statement in support of Ukrainian Member of Parliament Nadiya Savchenko. “Today is the international day in support of Ukrainian MP Nadiya Savchenko, who has been [&hellip